Automatic game apparatus



G. L. BEELER.-

AUTOMATIC GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. I7. 1919.-

Patnted 00%. 21,1919.

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2i 6 JZII G. L. BEELER.

AUTOMATIC GAME APPARATUS APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17. l9l9.

1,319,038. Patented 00. 21,1919.

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G. L. BEELER.

AUTOMATIC GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11.1919.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

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l l l UNITED STATES PATEnr OFFICE.

GEORGE L. BEELER OE MORRISTOWN', NEW-"JERSEY.

AUTOMATIC GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Application filed March 17, 1919. Serial No. 283,210.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE L. BEELER, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Morristown, in the('ounty of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented a new andImproved Automatic Game Apparatus, of which the following is a full,clear, and

exact description.

This invention relates to amusement or game devices and has particularreference to amusement devices of an automatic or semiautomatic naturesuch as are employed largely in popular amusement resorts.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide an apparatus broadly ofthe same general nature as the well known Japanese ball game having atone end apitted field and having a runway leading toward the same alongwhich one or more balls are rolled or delivered from the opposite end ofthe apparatus, the balls being intended for cooperation with variousholes or pits in the field aforesaid. but providing means of a novel andpeculiar character for the rendering of signal indicatlons as a resultof the ballsv cnterin the pits or their equivalent.

Another object of the invention is to provide means under the directcontrol of the operator or player of the game for removing any 'ball orballs from the pitted field for subsequent use by either the same or anysubsequent player.

Another'object of the invention is to provide a game apparatus having arunway and a pitted field at the remote end thereof for cooperation withone or moreballs delivered along the runway and having means forsweeping any ball or balls from the pitted field into a return gutterfor subsequent use by the same or another player.

Another object'of theinvention is to provide a game apparatus havingpeculiarly arranged signal means adapted to be set into operation by aballentering a pit and also including means to automatically neutralizethe signal means if the ball remalns in the pit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a game apparatus having apitted field and a runway along which a number of balls may be rolledtoward the pitted field, there being provided independent signalingmeans for a plurality of pits whereby balls entering such pits willactuate the signaling means in succession, other means being provided toneutralize the action of the Signalrolls into a pit provided therewith,means also being provided at the end of the game to sweep all of theballs from the pitted field, and means also serving to neutralize thesignaling means co-incidentally with the movement of the sweeping meansto prevent the actuation of any signalincident to the rolling of a ballinto or through any pit in its path.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described andclaimed, and while the invention is not restricted .to the eXact detailsof construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose ofillustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate thesame parts'in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of one embodiment of my invention. I Fig. 2 is a. plan view of thefield end thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section of the same on the line 33, butindicating an auxiliary signal means.

Fig. 4 is a detail View of the master switch for the opening of all ofthe magnetcircuits simultaneously.

Fig. 5 is a detail View of one of the pit switches.

Figs. 6 and 7 are vertical transverse sections on the lines 66 and 77 ofFig. 11.v

Fig. 8 is a detail view of the automatic circuit breaking platform.

Fig. 9 isa detail view of one of the master switches for making orbreaking all of the main circuits simultaneously. r

Fig. 10 1's a bottom plan view of the field and runway portions of thedevice giving a diagrammatic representation of the electricalconnections; and

Fig. 11 is a longitudinal section through the coin controlled devicesand the relation thereof to the ball trap shown in side elevation.

Without restricting myself in any manner to any special size, form,construction or materials employed in the manufacture or assemblage ofthis apparatus, I indicate for the purpose of this specification an apparatus embodying a substantially horizontal rectangular frame 15supported rigidly at any convenient elevation as upon legs or cornerposts 16. The pitted field aforesaid is shown at 17 at the rear end ofthe frame and sufliciently far below the top thereof to rovide aneffective guard rail therearound. he field 17 generally speaking islevel but with a gentle slope or inclination inward from the guard railand being provided on its upper surface with any suitable number, sizeor grouping of goals such as pits, shown in this case as six in numberand identified by the letters A, B, C, D, E and F.

The runway leading from the front end of the apparatus is shown at 18and coincides substantially with all of the remainder of the frame.- Forconvenience of access to the electrical features .for installation,inspection or adjustment thereof, the runway 18 is hinged to the itt/edfield along the transverse line'19 so that when unlocked at 20 saidrunway may be lifted and swung upward-and rearward to or beyond avertical position exposing all or practically all of the electricaldevices to direct view for the purposes set forth. Obviously when thegame is being played the runway is locked down as shown in full lines inFig. 1 but preferably with a slight rearward inclination toward thefield of goals or pits insuring that any ball or balls in play will besure to come to rest at some point on the field and most likely in oneof the goals.

21 indicates a trough or gutter on one side of the apparatus extendingpractically. all

the way from the rear end thereof downward and forward to the front end.The trough is open at 22 and 23, the rearopening 22 being for thereception of the-balls delivered from the pitted field by any suitablemeans so that they will roll downward and forward toward the front endof the -gutter from which they may be removed by the next player throughthe opening 23.

For home or privateuse of the'apparatus the gutter may be open at itstop through,- out its length and'the balls may be" free to roll from oneend to the other so that any player stationed at the front end of the apparatus may play any number of balls, and being provided with means forsweeping the balls from the pitted field whenever desired, said ballswill move forward again for subsequent use.

The means for removing the balls from the pitted field and deliveringthem into the of the rail portion of the frame which I term the sweeper24. This sweeper-comprises a rear and two side walls,-the cornerportions of which are connected and braced by round ed angle pieces 25while the side wall portions constitute in effect extensions of the mainside rail portions of the runway, but being beveled at 26 to limit themovement of the sweeper in its normal idle osition. The sweeper ismounted upon an its action is controlled by a post 27 journaled formovement around a vertical axis in a step bearing 28 and in' one of thecorner portions of the pitted field. As one of the many ways in whichthe sweeper may be operated I provide a hand lever 29 pivoted at 30 ator adjacent to the inner side wall of the gutter below the runway andhaving its handle projected upward within easy reach of the operator atthe front end of the machine. A wire 31, or its equivalent, is connectedto the lever and extends rearward therefrom to an arm 32 fixed to andextending laterally from the post 27. The relative lengths of the lever29 and arm 32 are so designed that when the lever is pulled forward tothe dotted line position of Fig. 1, the arm 32 will swing through about90 degrees .carrying with it the sweeper from its normal position to thedotted line position of Fig. 2 causing thereby any balls on the field 17to be swept into the rear end of the gutter. This forward pull of thelever is'all that is expect-,

- ed of the operator to do in the actuation of the machine. When thelever is released any suitable means such as a weight 33 may be employedto return the sweepeuand lever to normal position. This weight is shownprovided. with a cord 34 leading over a pulley 35 swiveled to swingaround a vertical axis and attached to the end of the arm gutter asshown herein'comprises a section 32. This weight is preferably slidablyfitted in a cylinder 36 constituting therewith a dashpot for twoimportant functions: first, to preventa too rapid pull-on the lever 29and also serving to check the return of the sweeper. This apparatus inits entirety being designed for use in public resorts, and without thecontinuous attention of an attendant, it is important that means beprovided to prevent a mischievous player from interfering with itsproper and intended operation. Thus with the dashpot shown, or itsequivalent, the player cannot. cause the balls to be delivered from thefield with so much force as to be thrown beyond the gut-v ter, and thecushioning action of the weight in its return movement will preventslam-.- ming of the sweeper when it strikes the fixed portions of theside rails. The swiveling of the pulley 35 around its vertical axis willinsure the proper lead of the cord 34 during the swinging movement ofthe arm 32.

For automatic operation of the apparatus in amusement resorts or thelike I provide a coin controlled means for controlling the delivery ofthe balls forward along the gutter. so that a player will be unable toplay the game without first depositing a coin in the prescribed manner.It is de-' sirable, however, to so correlate the actuating lever and theball controlling means that the lever may be actuated at any time forthe purpose of actuating the sweeper whether or not a coin be deposited,but the ball controlling means shall not be actuated at any time unlessthe required coin be deposited. That is to say assuming that a playerbeing supplied with balls plays the same he may use his own pleasure atthe end of his play as to whether or not he sweeps the balls from thefield into the gutter for subsequent use by another player. If hechooses to so sweep the balls into the gutter he may do so by a simpleforward draft upon the lever. If, however, such player passes on withoutsweeping the field the next player in turn on depositing his coin andpulling forward upon the lever will effect two resultssimultaneously,the sweeping of the balls from the field into the gutterand the delivery of another set of balls already in the gutter from theball trap for his use, and the balls last swept from the field willapp-roach the ball tra in the gutter for subsequent-use.

The ball trap includes a member 37 pivoted to oscillate in the top ofthe gutter around a transverse axle 38 and having a length between itsfront and .rear end walls 38 and 38 respectively substantially equal tothe combined diameters of that number of balls intended to be deliveredat each play. The front end of the trap may be suitably weighted orotherwise caused to assume the normal closed position as in Fig. 1, butit may be tilted upward in front for the delivery of the balls anddownward at the rear to check the on-coming balls by any suitable means.39- indicates an actuating slide movable along a guideway 40'on oradjacent to the inner side wall of the gutter, said slide beingconnected as by a rod 41 directly to the lever 29 sufliciently far belowthe wire connection 31 to actuate the slidelower edge of the arm 46 hasa groove 47- to receive and retain the upper edge of the coin whendelivered forward beyond the same. With the coin in place as shown inFig. 11 a forward draft upon the lever 29 will cause the slide to .carrythe coin forward wiping or rolling beneath the arm 46 and causing thepoint of the arm to be lifted to a distance equal tothe diameter of thecoin and causing consequently the lifting of the front end of the trapto the dotted line position of Fig. 11. Toprevent the trap from closingbefore all of the balls within it are delivered forward I provide afinger extension 48 from the slide 39. or its equivalent, to engagebeneath the ti ont end 38 or elsewhere to hold the same in elevated openposition until the slide is returned to normal position again as aresultof the deliberate action of the dashpo-t weight. After the coin passesforward beyond the arm 46 it is delivered downward through registeringslots 49 and 50 formed in the slide and guideway respectively into anysuitable receptacle to be provided therefor. A registering device 51made of any approved nature may be provided and connected to the coinmechanism if desired to record the number of actuations thereof. I alsoindicate some suitable full stroke device including for example a pawl52 pivoted upon the slide and cooperating with a rack 53 to preventfailure of the machine to properly act even though the operator may failto give a continuous complete forward draft upon the lever.

In the playing of a game with this apparatus' added interest andamusement are afforded by some sort of indicating means associated withsome or all of the pits or goals in the field 17 and such indicatingdevices may partake of either visible or audible means or both of anysuitable description and located at any desired place either on or awayfrom the main portion of the apparatus. For example I show the firstfour pits as of the character indicated in detail in Fig. 5 in thebottom of which is a switch 54 in the form of a plunger held normallyelevated by a spring contact 55 and spaced normally from a companioncontact 56 located in a main circuit 57 in which is located a battery 58or any other suitable source of electrical energy. The plunger 54 isprovided with a collar 57 located within a depression 59 in a switchblock 60 secured to the under surface of the field 17. In the diagram ofFig. 10 the several switch blocks are represented by distinguishingcharacters 60, 60 60 and 60-, but a specific description of any one ofthem will be understood as beingapplicable to all or any number. While Ishow a separate battery 58 for each signal system this is to beunderstood as being merely a matter of wiring and under some assemblagesa single source of energy may be employed for any number of switchcircuits. In the playing of this game any number of balls 61 may beemployed, the radius of which is preferably materially less than theradius of curvature of, the pits and materially greater than the depthof the pits so that any Iball may roll freely into and out of anypit orfrom one pit to another repeatedly before comingto rest in one of thepits. Consequently as will be appreciated from Fig. 5 every time a ballrolls into a pit or across the center thereof or comes to rest in a pithaving a witch 54 such switch will be depressed, the weight of the ballbeing superior to the strength of the contact spring 55, thereby closingthe normally open switch at the contacts 55 and 56 and thereby closingthe circuit through the battery or other source of energy 58.

Any suitable signal devices, either audible, visibleor otherwlse, may beprovided in or related to the several circuits aforesaid which will bemade operative 'or perceptible the instant that the 'ball depresses theswitch plunger 54, or subsequently thereto. For example I show in Fig.an audible signal in the nature of an electric bell 62, one bell foreach circuit, and the several bells being distinguished by the literalcharacters corresponding to the pit switches. In each of the circuitsbeyond the bell is a normally closed switch 63, the several switchesbeing distinguished by the same literal characters. Adacent to thesenormally closed switche are a like number of electromagnets 64, 64, 64and 64 respectively, and each magnet is connected in arallel in the samecircuit by virtue of a ranch circuit 65 which may be composed of Wire ofhigh resistance or may have interposed therein any suitable resistancec0il. 66 for the purpose of retarding the action of the magnet slightlyover that of the bell. The magnets may or may not be used according tothe character of signal employed or the length of the operation or samecircuit and but for the magnet or some manifestation of the signalmeans. I may employ a visible signal in the nature of an ordinaryannunciator having in the form suggested in Fig. 3 a plurality ofcompartments 67", 67 67 and 67 Whenever any ball rolls over or restsupon any plunger 54 closing the circuit pertaining thereto the bell 62will ring or the visible signal 67 will be displayed or both if both areused in the other means for automatically breaking the circuit throughthe signal means such manifestation will continue as long as the pitswitch remains closed. Consequently any bell caused to ring by theclosing of such switch will continue to ring if the ball comes to restthereupon, unless the signal circuit be broken. Since the peculiarattractiveness of thi game is dependent upon the repeated rolling in andout of a ball through a pit or a plurality of pits it is obvious thatthere is a momentary ring of an audible signal every time a balldepresses a plunger 54, but the pleasure of the game is dependentfurthermore upon the stopping of the sounding of the audible signal whena ball comes to rest upon a plunger 54 so that attention will bedirected rather toward the behavior of subsequent balls in the otherpits, or the driving of a previously located iball. One of the objectstherefore of the magnets 64 is to automatically stop the sounding of theaudible signals. Since the audible signal and its companion magnet arelocated in parallel circuits and energized from the closing of the samepit switch, they both operate about the same time though the magnet isretarded slightly to insure that the signal-bell will give at least onedistinct click before the magnet 64 becomes functional causing themovable armature 68 thereof to push open the normally closed switch 63by means of a link or finger or its equivalent. The magnet remainingenergized while the pit switch is heldclosed, except as noted below,will insure the breaking of the circuit through the audible or othersignal.

At 69 (see Figs. 4 and 10) I provide a switch opener adapted'to bepushed by the operators finger or thumb from the outside. of the frame21. This switch opener is actuated against the combined force of aseries of movable switch blades 70 70 70 and 70 arranged in the severalmagnet circuits 65 respectively. All of the magnet circuits will bebroken simultaneously as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, but when theswitch opener is released they will all automatically close as shown infull lines, the normal position thereof. Consequently in the arrangementjust referred to when any number of the pit switches are held closed byballs in the pits the opening of the switches 70 breaking the magnetcircuits will, of

course, denergize the magnets and thereby the main audible signalcircuits will again be closed automatically at the switches 63causingthereby all of the signal means to become perceptiblesimultaneously and continue so to be so long as the switch opener 69 isheld open. In my practice furthermore I have provided four of theaudible signal bells, the same having a musical significanceandpreferably with the relative qualities do mi sol do representingtherewith willalways remain either open or closed until manuallyactuated. The bodyof the switch opener 71 is made of wood or otherinsulation and has fitted thereto a 'in Figs. 9 and 10. These severalswitch elements are arranged respectively in the main clrcults 57 and asindicated 1n the d1agram the magnet circuits 65 are connected to themain circuits between the two master switches 69 and 71. In the ordinaryplaying result that the signal means will be operated in the mannerpreviously described and controlled by the automatic circuit breakers64. If for any reason thesignal means are not to be sounded ormanifested the operation of the circuits may be prevented simply byturning the. rotary switch breaker 71 far enough for one set of thecontacts 75 to pass from the metal plates 74. In some instances it maybe desirable for the balls to enter the its and close the pit switcheswithout causmg instant mamfestation of the signal means, leaving forsubsequent action the simultaneous functioning of such signal means ashave their pit switches so closed.

One of the ways this result may be accom-- plished is for t e masterswitch 71 to be left open while the balls are being played, and afterthe last ball has come to rest the closing of this master switch willproduce such simultaneous functioning of the several closed circuits.Thus the bells or lamps of these closed circuits will be manifestedeither momentarily or continuously according to whether the masterswitch 69 is left closed or is opened, respectively.

In the playing of the game and assuming that the main master switch 71is closed it is not ordinarily desirable for the signal means whetheraudible or otherwise to be perceptible during the operation of thesweeper 24. Consequently I provide on or in connection with the uprightshaft 27 an additional mas-' ter switch 71 which is of substantially thesame character as the switch 71 and nor any ball should roll into orthrough a pit having a switch no signal indication will begiven.Referring again to'the patronage of this invention by the general publicit is desir-- able to rovide means whereby the main circuits W51 bebroken automatically whenever a playerleaves the apparatus, it beingunderstood that no member of the public may be depended upon to turn themain switch 71 if it be employed in a public machine. Consequently inorder to avoid the danger or loss of current under such circumstances Iprovide means such as indicated in Fig. 8 or its equivalent to insurethat when no one is present to play the game all of the circuits will beautomatically broken. To this end I employ a platform 76 on which theoperator stands while playing the game but which when unoccupied will beheld elevated by means of a spring 77 located in or adjacent to one orboth of the front legs 16 of the apparatus. From the rear end or cornerof the platform 76 a connection 78 leads to a lever 79 pivoted at 80beneath the runway 18 and adapted to actuate and close a master switch81 arran ed in the main circuits. When, however, 1'. e player leaves theplatform the master switch 81 will be broken.

Unconsciously, therefore, the operator will control the making orbreaking of the main circuits. Obviously the master switches 69, 71, 71'and 81 may all be used in the same assemblage or any number less thanall of I into said goa signal means, and devices acting upon the signalmeans to cause the signal means to become perceptible when the ballrolls into the goal and immediately thereafter to become imperceptible.

3. In automatic game apparatus, the combination of a field havin a pit,a ball adapted to roll over the fiel and into said pit, signal means,devices to cause the signal means to become perceptible when the ballrolls .into the pit, and means/to cause the signal means toautomatically become imperceptible when the ball stops in the pit.

4. In automatic gameapparatus, the combination with a field having aplurality of goals and a ball adapted to roll over the field and fromone goal to another, of automatic signal means set into action everytime the ball rolls into a goal.

5. In automatic game apparatus, the combination with a field having aplurality of pits and a ball ada ted to roll fromone pit. to another andbac and forth through any pit, of signal means set into actionautomatically every time the ball rolls into or through a pit.

6. In automatic game apparatus, the com- .bination with a field having aplurality of pits and a plurality of balls adapted to be rolled over thefield and into various pits thereof, of signal means associated withsome of the pits and means to cause the signal means to becomeperceptible each time a ball rolls into or through one of the signalassociated pits and immediately thereafterto become imperceptible, andmeans to cause all of the signal means to become perceptiblesimultaneously after all or any desired number of the balls have beenplayed.

7. In automatic game a paratus, the combination with a field having aplurality of pits therein and balls adapted to roll into and through thesame, of signal means associated with the pits including normally openswitches in the pits adapted severally to be closed when the balls rollinto or through the pits causing a signal device to become perceptibleat such instant, electric means to automatically stop the action of thesignal means when a ball comes to rest in a switch supplied pit, andmeans to cause all of the signal means previously actuated to becomeperceptible simultaneously after a number of balls have been rolled intothe pits.

8. In automatic game apparatus, the combination with a field havinggoals and a plurality of balls to be rolled thereover and into orthrough any of the goals, of signal means including electric circuitsand normally open switches at the goals adapted to be closed by t a ballrolling into or through the same and held closed when the ball comes torest therein, each closing of such switch serving to cause the signalmeans to become percep tible, and means to automatically break thecircuits and prevent the action of the signal means when the playerleaves theapparatus,

9. In automatic game apparatus,'the combination with a field of goalsand a ball adapted to be rolled thereover and into and through any ofthe goals, of means under the control of the operator from a distanceremote from the field to cause the ball to be removed from the field andreturned to him.

10. In \game apparatus, the combination with a runway, a field at. oneend of the runway and a plurality of balls adapted to be rolled alon therunway and come to rest upon the fiel of means actuatable from the endof the runway remote from the field to cause the removal of all of theballs simultaneously from the field and their return-to the player.

from. the field and their return to the operator.

12. In automatic game apparatus, the combination with a runway, a fieldassociated therewith and one or more balls to be projected along therunway to come to rest upon the field, of a manually controlled memberwithin reach of. the operator'remote from the field, a return gutter forthe balls along the runway, a sweeper movable over the field to causethe balls to be swept from the field into the gutter for automaticreturn to the operator, and connections between the manually controlledmember and the sweeper.

13. In automatic game apparatus, the combination with a runway, a pittedfield at one end thereof and one or more balls adapted to roll into thepits, of signal means adapted to be made perceptible when a ball rollsinto a pit, means under the control of the operator remote from thefield to remove the balls therefrom for automatic return to him, andmeans to prevent the perceptibility of the signal means automaticallywhile the ball removing means are in operation.

14. In automatic game apparatus, the combination with a frame, a fieldwith goals at one end of the frame, a runway within the frame leadingtoward the field and along which one or more balls may be projectedtoward the field, ofsignal means adapted to be actuated as a result ofone or more balls rolling into thefield goals, certain of said signalmeans being carried on the under surface of the runway, and meansproviding for the lifting of the runway with respect to the frame foreasy accessibility to the signal means carried thereby.

15. In automatic game apparatus, the combination with a field having aplurality of goals and a plurality of balls adapted to be rolled over,the field and into various goals thereof, of audible signal meansassociated severally with some of the goals, said several signal meansbeing different in character, and means to cause the signal means to besounded each time a ball rolls into or through one of the signalassociated goals and immediately thereafter tobecome silent.

16. In' automatic game apparatus, the

combination with a field having a plurality Of goals and a plurality ofballs adapted to be rolled over the field and into various goalsthereof, of a plurality of bells having musi-. cal qualities and of'difierentcharacters associated with some'of'the goals, means tocausefthe bells to be sounded in succession each time a ball rolls intoor through the goals with which they are severally 3.8-. sociated, meansto cause the several bells to become silent immediately-after they havebeen sounded, and meansto cause all ofthe 'from the field and theirbells associated with goals having balls therein to be soundedsimultaneously to produce a musical chord.

17. In game apparatus, the combination with a runway, a field at oneport-ion of the runway, a plurality of balls adapted to be rolled alongthe runway and come to rest upon the field, and signal means associatedwith said field and adapted to be caused to become perceptible by theaction of the balls, of means actuatable from a portion of the apparatusremote from the field to cause the removal of all of the ballssimultaneously I return to the player; and means to prevent theperceptibility of the signal means while the ball removing means are inoperation.

'18. In game apparatus, the combination with a runway, a field at oneend of the runway, a plurality of balls adapted to be rolled along therunway ,and come to rest upon the field, a. return gutter to convey theballs from the. field end of the runway toward the player, a trapcooperating with the gutter, and means actuatable from the end of therunway remote from the field to cause the removal of all of the ballsfrom the field and their return toward the player and into the trap.

19. In automatic game apparatus, the combination with a runway, a fieldassociated therewith, and one or more balls to be projected along therunway to come to rest upon the field, of a hand lever within reach ofthe operator remote from the field, a return gutter for the balls alongtherunway, a sweeper movable over the field to cause the balls to beswept therefrom into the gutter for automatic return to the operator,connections between the lever and the sweeper, and means toautomatically return the sweeper and lever to normal position after theleveris released.-

20. In automatic game apparatus, the combination with a runway, a fieldassociated therewith. and one or more balls to be projected along therunway to come to rest upon the field, of a return gutter leading fromthe field towardthe player, a ,ball. trap therein, a manually controlledmember adjacentto the trap, means to remove all of the ballssimultaneously from the. field into the gutter for automatic return intothe trap, connections between the manually controlled member and theball removing means, and coin controlled connections between themanually controlled member; and the trap for the delivery of balls fromthe trap when the manually controlled member is actuated to remove ballsfrom the field.

GEO. L. BEELER,

